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TAIPEI (Reuters) - Thousands of posts, apparently from China, have flooded the Facebook page of Taiwan president-elect Tsai Ing-wen, demanding her self-ruled island be brought under Chinese control, though her party brushed it off and said they respected their views.

(Reuters) - Swiss-American technology accessories maker Logitech International said late Wednesday its quarterly operating profit fell 1.5 percent, as strong year-end demand for newer music and video accessories failed to offset shrinking demand for computer add-ons.

LOS ANGELES, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Air quality regulators agreed on Wednesday to scrap a proposal to capture and burn off some of the methane spewing into the air from a subterranean pipeline rupture that has forced thousands of Los Angeles residents from their homes since October.

Scuffles break out outside the Moldovan parliament and angry protesters demand snap elections after lawmakers appoint the country's third prime minister in less than a year. Jennifer Davis reports.

Scuffles break out outside the Moldovan parliament and angry protesters demand snap elections after lawmakers appoint the country's third prime minister in less than a year. Jennifer Davis reports.

Scuffles break out outside the Moldovan parliament and angry protesters demand snap elections after lawmakers appoint the country's third prime minister in less than a year. Jennifer Davis reports.

Freshman point guard Armel Potter hit a pair of free throws with 8.4 seconds remaining in the game to lift Charleston Southern to a 73-72 win over Presbyterian College in Big South Conference men’s basketball action in Clinton on Wednesday night.

The EcoWaste Coalition renewed its call for manufacturers, importers, distributors and retailers of cosmetics containing banned ingredients to promptly recall their non-compliant products.

The Philippine Bible Society (PBS) has lined up several activities for the observance of the National Bible Week (NBW) on January 25 to 31.

DAVOS, Switzerland — Ever the jokester, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden ribbed his boss Wednesday at the World Economic Forum before getting serious to chide tax-dodgers and warn about the possible dangers that the digital revolution and growing automation could pose to jobs.

UNITED NATIONS — Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's spokesman said Wednesday that projections for rising global unemployment over the next two years are "alarming" and the U.N. chief will keep pushing for job opportunities, especially for youth.

The Buffalo Bills announced the promotion of Kathryn Smith to the team’s special teams quality control coach.

Miss Universe 2015 Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach has invited Filipinos to join her in the grand parade and special tribute show during her homecoming.

The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) announced that an eight-hour power interruption will hit two towns and one city in La Union on January 23, 2015.

BEIJING (Reuters) - China supports Egypt's efforts to maintain stability and believes every country has the right to set its own path, President Xi Jinping told his Egyptian counterpart at the start of a visit to Cairo, China's Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.

COLUMBIA — Gov. Nikki Haley broke from her script and made an impromptu call for senators who support ethics reform to stand up during the middle of her State of the State address on Wednesday.

Just ask Anna Lee: Woody Allen's Orgasmatron, his then-futuristic vision of self-initiated sex from the 1973 movie "Sleeper," has finally become a reality. Virtual reality, that is.

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council decided on Wednesday to reduce the number of U.N. peacekeepers in Ivory Coast, citing considerable progress in stabilizing the West African country where a civil war erupted five years ago.

LONDON (Reuters) - Arsenal can take another step towards the Premier League title with a symbolic victory over champions Chelsea when they host their ailing London rivals at the Emirates on Sunday.

Blistering heat blanketed the Earth last year like never before, making 2015 by far the hottest year in modern times and raising new concerns about the accelerating pace of climate change.

Lowcountry residents turning up the heat as temperatures drop are urged by fire officials to put safety first.

WASHINGTON — Last year wasn’t just the Earth’s hottest year on record — it left a century of high temperature marks in the dust.

COLUMBIA — Gov. Nikki Haley called on the state for the type of unity witnessed after the Emanuel AME Church shooting to move her legislative priorities forward as several members of victims’ families were present Wednesday for her State of the State address.

COLUMBIA – Gov. Nikki Haley called on the state for the type of unity witnessed after the Emanuel AME Church shooting to move her legislative priorities forward as several members of victims’ families were present Wednesday for her State of the State address.

COLUMBIA – Gov. Nikki Haley called on the state for the type of unity witnessed after the Emanuel AME Church shootings to move her legislative priorities forward as several members of victims’ families were present Wednesday for her State of the State address.